Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa 2003, para. b
Párrafo
Paragraph text
States Parties shall prohibit and condemn all forms of harmful practices which negatively affect the human rights of women and which are contrary to recognised international standards. States Parties shall take all necessary legislative and other measures to eliminate such practices, including: prohibition, through legislative measures backed by sanctions, of all forms of female genital mutilation, scarification, medicalisation and para-medicalisation of female genital mutilation and all other practices in order to eradicate them;
Condicón jurídica
Legally binding
Organismo
African Union
Tipo de documento
Regional treaty
Medio de adopción
N.A.
Temas
Governance & Rule of Law
Harmful Practices
Personas afectadas
Women
Año
2003
Tipo de párrafo
Article
Reference
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (2003), Article 5, b.